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The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man]

802m
Height
417m
Prominence
SD272978
OS grid ref
Lake District S
Range

The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] is a 802m summit in England, classified as a Hewitt, Nuttall, Marilyn, Hump, Tump, Wainwright and Birkett. Its topographic prominence of 417m makes it a notably prominent peak in Lake District S. As a Wainwright, The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] is one of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. There is currently 1 trail running route on Trail Running Planet that summits The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man], with free GPX downloads available for all of them.

1 route that summit The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man]

VERY HARD
Coniston Fells Grand Loop
27.2km · 1,298m climb · Loop
You get the whole Coniston skyline in one go, then trade the rock for Little Langdale, Slater Bridge and Tarn Hows on the way home. Few loops give you this much variety from one car park.